HI SB2313

Requires employers to pay employees equally for substantially equal work (changed from "equal work") performed under similar working conditions, regardless of whether employees work in the same physical establishment.

Allows employers to defend pay differentials based on bona fide seniority systems, merit systems, production-based compensation, or other non-sex-based job-related factors applied in a nondiscriminatory manner.

Prohibits employers from retaliating against employees who disclose, discuss, or inquire about their own wages or coworkers' wages.

Prohibits prospective employers from requesting, requiring disclosure of, or screening job applicants based on prior wage or salary history, except after making an offer of employment with applicant's written authorization.

Effective date: July 1, 2091.